Soldier's secret past filled with accomplishments
Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
A former St. Joseph man’s participation in World War II became enshrined in Europe this year.
Bennett Walker, a former St. Joseph resident and a highly decorated soldier, hasn’t talked much about his activities in World War II.
Until this summer, Mr. Walker’s daughter Brenda Wegenka didn’t know the details — only that he’d received a lot of medals.
Property of the Past, Aug. 25, 2008
Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
St. Joseph’s Fire Museum is one of the city’s newest tourism destinations, located in a 1939 fire station at 11th and Penn streets. The museum houses an extensive collection documenting the history of St. Joseph’s Fire Department.
Guard settling into KosovoMonday, Aug. 25, 2008
The Missouri Army National Guard’s 1,000 citizen/soldiers are settling into their one-year Kosovo mission and finding a few surprises.
Professor gets taste of ‘real’ China
Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
SUN LOUGH. China — A Missouri Western State University associate professor seized an opportunity to see the real China this summer by visiting Jiangxi province in southern China.
Andrew Co. ready for roadworkSaturday, Aug. 23, 2008
SAVANNAH, Mo. — Andrew County has the dollars necessary to keep employees rebuilding roads until inclement weather ends the work season.
Dogs involved in attack to be euthanizedFriday, Aug. 22, 2008
St. Joseph Animal Control and Rescue completed an investigation Thursday and will seek to euthanize two Old English bulldogs that attacked two sisters Sunday.
St. Joseph sees loss of 19 postal service positions
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008
If you think you’re seeing fewer postal employees in St. Joseph, you’re not wrong. All three local postal unions and the 100 workers they represent witnessed 19 positions melt away this year. “Locally, the Postal Service isn’t eliminating jobs, it’s just eliminating St. Joseph positions,” said Richard Watkins, a regional spokesman for the Postal Service. Advances in technology, increased mechanization, declining mail volume and lower revenues stripped nine junior mail clerk positions out of St. Joseph, but the employees had an option of working in Kansas City starting Aug. 9. One of those employees was in a clerk position at the new Eastside post office.
Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008
TROY, Kan. — A judge sentenced a Troy, Kan., man Friday to the maximum sentence for the 2007 highway deaths of three men.
Veteran remembers day Japan surrenderedFriday, Aug. 15, 2008
A St. Joseph man paused to remember Thursday what he was doing 63 years ago.
Close call: Pickup slams into day care centerThursday, Aug. 14, 2008
The toddlers slept Wednesday as a pickup crashed through the brick wall of the Enright Child Development Center across from Edison Elementary School.
Property of the Past: 08-11-08
Monday, Aug. 11, 2008
This year, politics have been making news, and the St. Joseph Museums created a special election exhibit that looks at the past. One of the more unusual items in the collection is a big, pink ladies hat from 1948. It belonged to Julia Woodson Edman, a St. Joseph woman actively involved in local Democratic politics.
Property of the Past: 08-04-08
Monday, Aug. 4, 2008
This is the first in a series the News Press calls Property from the Past, focusing attention on the collections of St. Joseph’s museums. Each week, the News Press is going to pick an item in a museum and tell a story you might not have heard before.
Final approach for Guard generalSaturday, Aug. 2, 2008
His name is synonymous with the Missouri Air National Guard. During the past eight years, Maj. Gen. Steve R. McCamy has been commander of the Air Guard, serving at the pleasure of three governors and three of Missouri’s adjutant generals.
Callers lead police to escaped prisonerFriday, Aug. 1, 2008
CAMERON, Mo. — A good Samaritan act Wednesday resulted in the arrest of an escaped felon by the Cameron Police Department.
Modular home firm owner accusedFriday, Aug. 1, 2008
The owner of a modular home company faces stealing charges after an Agency, Mo., couple alleged they paid $120,000 for work that was never completed.
Andrew County races heating upThursday, July 31, 2008
SAVANNAH, Mo. — On Tuesday, Andrew County voters will choose one of three party races for the Eastern and Western District commissioners.
5 suspects may face deportationWednesday, July 30, 2008
Five people were arrested and turned over to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation Monday.
The St. Joseph Police Department’s street crimes unit determined that all five were in the country illegally from Mexico, said Sgt. Eric Protzman, the unit’s supervisor.
The unit began a short-term investigation in June seeking information about the perpetrators of serious but non-violent crimes, Mr. Protzman said.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Five individuals allegedly involved in illegal activity were arrested and turned over to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation Monday.
Police respond to weapons fightTuesday, July 29, 2008
Police officers responded to a 911 call Monday night when a fight involving weapons broke out on Doniphan Street.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
A fire inspector was at a loss Friday to say what started a blaze at 630 S. 14th St. on Thursday evening.
No one injured after shots fired
Thursday, July 24, 2008
The sound of a semi-automatic pistol fired into the air sent police scrambling to a Downtown parking lot Wednesday morning.
The state charged Cortez D. Villanueva, 40, Wednesday afternoon with a class A misdemeanor of unlawful use of a weapon in connection with the incident. No one was hurt.
Officers converged on the parking lot across from a Felix Street addiction treatment center at about 9:17 a.m. Wednesday after several people in the Downtown area reported hearing multiple shots fired.
Downtown gunfire
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Gunfire breaks out Wednesday morning in Downtown St. Joseph
Gun fire erupts in downtown St. JosephWednesday, July 23, 2008
The sound of a gun fired in the air scrambled police officers to a downtown parking lot Wednesday.
Savannah man dies in motorcycle accidentWednesday, July 23, 2008
A Savannah resident died Tuesday in a motorcycle accident on Missouri Route CC about five miles north of Amazonia.
Four seek to fill sheriff’s shoes in coming election
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
SAVANNAH, Mo. — Democrat and Republican voters on Aug. 5 will pick the men to be their party’s candidate for sheriff. Three Andrew County Sheriff’s Department deputies and a veteran police officer are seeking to replace Gary Howard, who will retire after 22 years in office.
Police officer involved in accidentTuesday, July 22, 2008
Rain and an emergency dispatch contributed to a St. Joseph Police Department officer’s wreck of a cruiser.
One tax up, one tax downMonday, July 21, 2008
The Andrew County Ambulance District is seeking voter assistance this August to change its method of financing. The district is asking for voter approval of a half-cent sales tax in exchange for a property tax reduction.
Boys will be boys, regardless of the accent
Saturday, July 19, 2008
A group of British Boy Scouts tasted American scouting this week at Camp Geiger northwest of St. Joseph.
“I definitely wanted to do something American, so I might try some tomahawk throwing,” said Joe Reade, 15.
Knives, rifles and shotguns aren’t allowed in the British Scouting Association.
4 hour seige ends peacefully with 1 in custody
Friday, July 18, 2008
St. Joseph Police and Buchanan County Sheriff's deputies take one man into custody after a 4 hour stand off in southern Buchanan County.
Four hour siege ends in arrestFriday, July 18, 2008
A four-hour siege ended with the arrest of a man who barricaded himself in his Buchanan County home north of Faucett, Mo.
Entities divvy up $36 million levee repair bill
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Local governments started wrangling Wednesday about their portion of the bill for financing $36 million in Missouri River levee repairs. The city of St. Joseph, Buchanan County and the three area levee districts will have to pay $12.6 million as their portion for design and construction, said Bruce Woody, St. Joseph’s director of public works and transportation. To re-certify the levees, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to raise the Airport and Elwood-Gladden levees 3 feet above the 100-year Missouri River flood level. Any increase in height means the South St. Joseph Levee also has to be increased, Mr. Woody said.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
A man accused of slashing a woman’s throat and attempting to rob a Winthrop, Mo., convenience store returned to court Tuesday.
Vandalism closes pool
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Vandals closed Hyde Park pool Monday. Pool personnel locked the gate and posted a vandalism notice Monday morning as temperatures climbed into the 80-degree range.
Guard runs into costly creatures
Monday, July 7, 2008
Geese, ducks, swallows and deer, along with a host of other wildlife, have something in common, according to the Missouri Air National Guard. “They can all become hazards to aircraft and cause expensive problems,” said Lt. Col. Kris Pankau, safety officer for the 139th Airlift Wing. In the last fiscal year, the Wing forked out about $192,000 in repairs because of avian and wildlife accidents, Mr. Pankau said.
Doctor enjoys time spent in BalkansSaturday, July 5, 2008
Folks back home may wonder where 1,000 members of Missouri’s Army National Guard, including about 150 from Northwest Missouri, are during this holiday weekend.
Building coming down on South Sixth Street
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
A demolition company started work Monday on a fire-ravaged Sixth Street building that used to be part of Eshelman’s Music Co. And the city scrambled to deal with another Sixth Street building about two blocks away that collapsed sometime before Monday morning.
Museums look to the future
Sunday, June 29, 2008
St. Joseph is blessed and cursed with museums. Each works at carving out a niche and finding community support, and all struggle for survival.
The St. Joseph Museums, the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, the Fire Museum, the Doll Museum, Robidoux Row, the National Military Heritage Museum, the Pony Express Museum, the Patee House and Jesse James museums all have a story to tell.
Tumor talk begs for answers
Friday, June 27, 2008
About 200 people showed up to talk to Missouri officials Thursday night to see what’s causing a high number of brain tumors in their town.A definitive number of cases hasn’t been determined, but Missouri Rep. Jim Guest, R-King City, has said the number is at least 12. The Department of Health and Senior Services didn’t want to provide any estimates Thursday on the number of tumor cases. Reluctantly, Dennis Spurling, a health official, said he’d estimate the number of people who’ve registered their cancer diagnosis to be in the low 20s.
Flames engulf Downtown building
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Gray smoke poured from a vacant former business in Downtown St. Joseph shortly after noon Wednesday. The blaze involved the tallest of what had once been the Eshelman Music Co. buildings at Sixth and Edmond streets. The 19th-century, brick, three-story building with a modern false front is owned by Ed and Linda Hood, said Steven Henrichson, a St. Joseph Fire Department inspector.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
The new British owners of Snorkel International have made a leadership change.
Food plant evacuated after bomb threatTuesday, June 24, 2008
TRENTON, Mo — A disgruntled ConAgra Foods employee sits in the Grundy County Jail after allegedly making threats and three pipe bombs. The Grundy County Prosecutor’s Office charged Carl Alan Devillez with making terroristic threats Monday. Associate Circuit Court Judge Steven D. Hudson will arraign Mr. Devillez, 21, at 9 a.m. today.
Animal rescue shelter loses appeal in property tax case
Sunday, June 22, 2008
SAVANNAH, Mo. — M’Shoogy’s Animal Shelter and Emergency Animal Rescue continues to operate as a legal not-for-profit agency. However, the charity lost an appeal against a decision by Andrew County Assessor Ronald Christmas that M’Shoogy’s must pay property taxes.
Convoy stops on way to Hannibal
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Missouri Western State University looked like it might be a battle zone Thursday night and Friday morning. A military convoy had stopped overnight in a campus parking lot.
Stabbing suspect in custodySaturday, June 21, 2008
Authorities charged a 38-year-old Atchison, Kan., man Friday in the stabbing of a woman during a robbery Thursday night.
The robbery occurred at the Stop N Go Discount Store at Winthrop, Mo., across the Missouri River from Atchison.
Buchanan County Sheriff Mike Strong said the victim, 19-year-old Kimberly Dejonge, was hospitalized Friday in intensive care at Heartland Regional Medical Center. However, late Friday a nursing supervisor said they had no one by that name as a patient.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Born in New Haven, Conn., back in 1921, Henry W. “Hank” Den Ouden grew up in the Great Depression, acquiring a love of gardening and animals.
Suspect arrested in robbery, stabbing
Friday, June 20, 2008
A 19-year-old woman was in stable condition Friday following a robbery attempt at the Stop N Go Discount Store along U.S. Highway 59 in Winthrop. A suspect was being held in the case.
Camp Geiger ‘brings out the best’
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The Boy Scouts of America struggle for relevancy in an era of computerized distractions. Locally, the Pony Express Council, which serves 14 Northwest Missouri counties and three Northeast Kansas counties, has a program that succeeds. Much of that success is built around its series of one-week summer experiences at Camp Geiger, located northwest of St. Joseph on more than 300 rolling acres in Andrew County.
Guard unit welcomes new gear
Monday, June 16, 2008
Equipment shortages and tight budgets plague the National Guard. So recently, the soldiers in one company of the Missouri National Guard were pleasantly surprised to have some new equipment.
One long day of work
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Among the sounds of birds that regularly break the quiet at Mount Mora Cemetery Friday, there was another sound not often associated with cemeteries.
Volunteers aid during tragedyFriday, June 13, 2008
A tornado that killed four Boy Scouts while cutting a swath through the Little Sioux Boy Scout Ranch, about 40 miles north of Omaha, impacted two St. Joseph agencies. Two volunteers, Kevin Connell and Shoba Brown, from the Midland Empire Chapter of the American Red Cross were dispatched to provide support at the disaster site.
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